Throughout the 15th century, the House of York used white roses as an emblem, and by 1485, the House of Lancaster had become associated with red roses. The conflicts didn't come to be called the "Wars of the Roses" until long after the actual fighting stopped. The War of the Roses was initially known as "The Cousins' War." Two years later, in 1487, the Battle of Stoke Field essentially ended the Yorkist cause, which some consider to be the true end of the War of the Roses. Tudor prevailed over his foe at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and then took the crown as King Henry VII. Things heated back up in 1483, as the Yorkist ruler Richard III began clashing with Henry Tudor, an exiled Lancaster nobleman. The years between 14 were a time of relative peace in England. Albans-broke out on May 22, 1455, there wasn't another major showdown until the Battle of Blore Heath erupted four years later. After the opening battle-the First Battle of St. The War of the Roses wasn't one long, continuous conflict it was a series of minor wars and civil skirmishes interrupted by long periods that were mostly peaceful, if politically tense (which is why it's frequently referred to as the Wars of the Roses, rather than the singular War). The War of the Roses started in 1455 and lasted until approximately 1485. Now that the fight for the Iron Throne has ended-at least on TV-let's take a look at its real-life historical counterpart.
(The Black Dinner of 1440 and the Massacre of Glencoe, for example, served as inspiration for the series' infamous Red Wedding.) One of Martin's main influences was the War of the Roses-three decades of bloodshed and animosity between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, two rival branches of the English royal family. Martin looked to history for inspiration for A Song of Ice and Fire, his epic, still-in-process series of fantasy novels that serves as the basis for HBO's Game of Thrones.
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